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C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION IN B USINESS E DUCATION Lord Ashcroft International Business School GAMES AND SIMULATIONS IN ASSESSMENT Dr Helen Benton BACKGROUND Student Informal Assessment (no mark) Formal Assessment (mark) C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School PHYSICAL IN-CLASS GAMES C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School ONLINE SIMULATIONS © 2013 Links Simulations © 2013 The McGraw-Hill Companies C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION © 2013 Cesim IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School BENEFITS OF GAMES AND SIMULATIONS Can make mistakes and take risks in a safe environment Demonstrates the knock-on effects and trade-offs Frequent decision-making Motivation and student engagement C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School HOW DO YOU LINK THIS TO ASSESSMENT? Essential that work involved is reflected in the mark allocation. Reward learning gain – not game performance. Reflection-based. Team and individual contribution taken into account. C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School STUDENT FEEDBACK ‘I liked the Links game because it gave us more opportunity to practice what we learned.’ (PG MEQ 2012-13) ‘The supply chain game made us think about different strategies, we were even discussing after class how we should do it to improve production. It was interesting and also, we had fun at the same time…. For me ‘I also enjoyed the supply chain game, it really helped us to understand the concept of lean its one of the most interactive modules I have had.’ (UG MEQ 2011-12) and agile.’ (UG MEQ 2012-13) C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School REFERENCES Sterman, J. 1989. "Modeling Managerial Behavior: Misperceptions of Feedback in a Dynamic Decision Making Experiment", Management Science, 35(3), pp. 321-339 Ulrich, T.A 2005. The Relationship of Business Major to Pedagogical Strategies, Journal of Education for Business, 80(5), pp.269-274 C ENTRE FOR I NNOVATION B USINESS E DUCATION IN Lord Ashcroft International Business School